Francisco makes NLDS roster

It looks like Jim Edmonds and his sore right Achilles tendon weren’t well enough to go. Juan Francisco got the final spot on the 25-man roster. While Francisco has great power, they lose a ton of playoff experience without Edmonds.

12pm update – I thought about this more as I ate two pretty greasy slices of pizza at the Reading Terminal. Losing Edmonds hurts the Reds indeed — he has 230 postseason ABs compared to zero for Francisco (only 73 big league ABs overall). But it doesn’t have to be a critical blow to the Reds hopes. If you need a silver lining, Francisco could be pretty capable of changing a game with a big home run. You want pinch-hitters that are aggressive swingers in the late innings and no one would accuse Francisco of being a shrinking violet in the batters’ box.

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